Euthanasia in Nevada: Life Coming Up Snake Eyes

“Senate Bill 261, introduced by Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, allows a patient over 18 years old to request life-ending drugs if their conditions are terminal and likely to result in death within six months. At least two doctors would have to verify the diagnosis.

“The patient must be a Nevada resident and mentally competent to make the life-ending decision. It would also require the patient be able to self-administer the drugs.”

Many a year ago, the Netherlands legalized euthanasia, with the stern promise that only rational adults with scant months to live would be allowed to “die with dignity,” with claims that this would lead to doctors killing off patients without the patients consent declared to be a “slippery slope fallacy.”